Bass Ale: A Man’s Ale
An advertisement for Bass, which highlights the appeal of the ale to men with mature taste buds. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Magic Cooking Bags: Kathleen Watkins
An advertisement for Magic Cooking Bags in which Kathleen Watkins talks through the steps of roasting a chicken in a magic bag, with little clean-up required. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Church & General Insurance
An animated advertisement for Church & General Insurance illustrating the accidents that may occur in all walks of life. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Maguire and Paterson Matches: Dancing
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An advertisement for Cara and Friendly brand matches, featuring animated dancing matchsticks. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Cospoir: Sport is Sult
The Irish version of the advertisement from Cospoir (The Health Education Bureau) which encourages the public to get involved in sports. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
CIE: Supertrain
Advertisement for the CIE Supertrain service in which a couple travel by train while the voiceover describes the various services on board. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Spike: Spike That Thirst
Advertisement for the soft drink Spike, showing people drinking the product in various situations, i.e. a couple on a motorbike, young people dancing, a band, and at a bowling alley. A jingle is heard throughout, singing: ‘you better Spike it.’ To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Phoenix: Fish in the Sea
Advertisement for Phoenix beer which depicts a group of men returning home from a fishing trip. On arrival, they discover the woman of the house has prepared fish for dinner which is much bigger than the meagre one they have caught. She produces Phoenix beer, which cheers them up instantly. To see more from The […]
Cadbury’s: Milk Tray
Advertisement for Cadbury’s Milk Tray which sees a family rushing to board a train in time. As they climb on board, they are gifted a box of Milk Tray which they enjoy as their father struggles to carry all their luggage. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Royco: Oxtail Soup
Advertisement for Royco soup featuring Maureen Larkin (wife of a former footballer) and her four football-playing sons who grew into ‘four big eaters’. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Royco: Cup-A-Soup
Advertisement for Royco Cup-A-Soup in which Irish television chef Monica Sheridan asks viewers if they’ve seen Royco Cup-A-Soup yet. She asserts that it ‘must have been thought up by a woman’ before opening the packet and explaining how it is made. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Hibernian Insurance: Cows
Short advertisement for Hibernian Insurance in which cows block a road. A jingle sings ‘Anytime you need a friend, say…’, as a Hibernian staff member smiles and says ‘Hi!’ To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.